Johnny Manziel Finally Gets To Play And Scores Cleveland's Only Touchdown

Johnny Manziel Scores Against Buffalo

Well Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine did it.  Pettine went to the bullpen and pulled
starting quarterback Brian Hoyer after a sub par performance against the Buffalo Bills.

Johnny Manziel came in to give the Browns offense a boost and he did including scoring his first NFL touchdown the way you expect Johnny Football to.

Manziel ran it in to get the Browns to within 10 points.



Of course Johnny Football flashed the money sign after he scored what turned out to be Cleveland's only touchdown of the game.

Manziel's final numbers were 5 of 8 for 63 yards and rushed for 13 yards.

Hoyer's numbers were 18 for 30 for 192 yards and two interceptions.

Needless to say the Buffalo Bills won the game 26-10.

Report: Browns To Ban National Media from Mini Camp

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This should be interesting.

It appears there's rumblings of a national media ban at Cleveland Browns HQ for Rookie Camp. And that ban would keep the national media types away from newly crowned darling Johnny Manziel.

Already "Johnny Football" has become the apple of ESPN's eye, with him getting Tebow-like airtime on the endless parade of Sports Center reruns. And if the ban is true, we wonder what happens next.

New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch was told by the Browns PR department to not waste his time coming to camp:

Browns PR director told me: "We don't want this to be a Tebow situation. It's not going to be Johnny Football Mania out there."
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 13, 2014

This should be interesting, to say the least.

Read more from The Sporting News RIGHT HERE

So...we think this has the makings of a PR disaster. Not because the Browns are doing the wrong thing mind you. But rather because we think the league will get involved on behalf of it's "Partners".

And while Mr. Football may very well turn out to be a huge star who reinvigorates the moribund Browns franchise, he still has yet to take an NFL snap. He could also turn out to be Tim Tebow.

The Browns should shield him from the wall-to-wall, breathless, nonsensical coverage that an ESPN would give him. Already they devoted a large chunk of "Outside the Lines" once a source of quality journalism to debating whether Manziel should have been told he's the "Backup" QB.

Until he plays and competes, that's exactly what he is. This should not be a "Groundbreaking" moment for anyone. Rookies in the NFL are not given jobs before the season starts. He's going to have to earn it.

So we applaud the Browns for at least making the attempt to quell the circus. The national guys will get there opportunity in July when Training Camp starts. Let the guy breathe. Let the team get acquainted with him. And give the local guys a break.

We can tell you from 1st hand knowledge, the national media creates nothing short of chaos when they show up to cover someone. They change the rules, the dictate the ability of everyone else to tell a story. They ask questions the local have been asking for weeks. They don't get time with the guys they want. And that ain't right. If you are there covering the team day in and day out, you should always get the 1st shots. It doesn't matter who you are or who put you on a plane to get there, you (national guys) shouldn't get the chance to walk over the locals.

Just our 2-cents--

For starters---the introductory presser:

Duke Found Out That You Can't Stop Johnny Football

The legend of Johnny Football added a new and perhaps final chapter at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Tuesday night.

In what many (and those of us in the OSG HQ) believe was the final game for Johnny Manziel in a Texas A&M uniform led an Aggie rally with a performance typical of his moniker "Johnny Football"

Texas A&M was trailing Duke 38-17 at halftime then the Aggies got serious.  Manziel led Texas A&M to 35 second half points to lead the Aggies to victory 52-48.

Thanks 12thManTV


Here's sound with Johnny Manziel and his Texas A&M teammates.  You will notice Manziel will not spill the beans when asked about declaring for the NFL draft. Thanks 12thManTV



As Manziel said in that sound bite he felt he was in the zone and wanted this game.  His final stats prove that.

Manziel complete 30 of 38 passes for 382 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 71 yards and scored a touchdown on the ground.

Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has tutored some great NFL quarterbacks and knows a great on when he sees one.  Coach Cutcliffe saw one in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.

"He (Manziel )was special.  Just like you knew, he was able to create plays." Cutcliffe said. "One of the touchdowns there early in the second half, you know, looked like we had him down three times.  He's so strong.  I mean, he's really strong. "

Johnny Manziel Shows Limited Basketball Skills

Uh, yeah, so....um....Texas A&M football quarterback Johnny Manziel, (aka Johnny Football), well, he's back in the offseason spotlight. And at least this time it's kind of funny.

Manziel found himself at Saturday night's Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Bobcats game in Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta.

((note---He's in the ATL preparing to lead his Aggies vs. the Duke Blue Devils in the Chick Fil A Bowl game Tuesday night))

And as what seems to be his (Manziel's) norm, he got a lot of attention.

So much so that he got called out of the crowd and was asked to take part in a "Skills" competition. Which is when THIS happened....

Ooops....(thanks for sharing ESPN)

What Should I Do: Re-Post This Hilarious Johnny Manziel Spoof

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Oh, this will be the funniest college football video you'll see today.

Check out this Johnny Manziel/Johnny Football spoof video produced by thinksquaredmedia.com. It's a riff on the LeBron James "What should I do?" commercial from a couple of years ago.

And yes, it pokes fun at pretty much everything that the Texas A&M quarterback and defending Heisman Trophy Winner has made headlines for this summer.

Watch and behold:

Report: NCAA Now Investigating Johnny Manziel

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So, the summer of Johnny Manziel's discontent continues.

A report late Sunday afternoon by ESPN's "Outside The Lines" crew cites sources (3 of them) saying Manziel made an agreement to sign memorabilia for an autograph broker while in Miami for last years BCS Championship game. And the report says the NCAA's assistant director of enforcement is apparently aware of the issue and investigating.

The rule, which has bitten a variety of College Football players over the past few years has led to several suspensions.

Perhaps the most noteworthy of those, Georgia's AJ Green who was forced to sit for 4-games a few years ago after it was found he signed jersey's for an autograph dealer and was paid for it.

Green sat, if memory serves, 4-games.

Read the entire ESPN story RIGHT HERE

If true, this may very well be the capper to what's been a bizarre, headline filled spring and summer for last seasons Heisman Trophy winner.

From being kicked out of parties to showing up at high profile events, Manziel has been the center of media attention wherever he goes and often for what ever he does. And he's been the focus of extensive, long-form reports from ESPN and Sports Illustrated within the past couple of weeks.

Many outside the Texas A&M family and probably some within are quickly tiring of the 20-year old dubbed "Johnny Football". Based on the profile stories, he does not seem to be totally prepared or capable of dealing with the fame and attention he now gathers.

Those in Aggie-land are no doubt hoping this ends up being much ado about nothing. The season is a month or less away.

If this ends up being true, it remains to be seen if #2 will be taking the field when that first kickoff arrives.

Here's Darren Rovell with Todd Grisham
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ICYMI: Because It's Johnny Football Making Headlines (again)

Bwahahaha!

Sorry, this isn't really that newsworthy, but we just kind of found it amusing in a funny sort of way.

If you haven't seen it already, there's video circulating this weekend on the Interwebs of Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel getting tossed out of a University of Texas frat party.

Apparently, he tried to cross the streams:



We might add here (see photo), he apparently made Interweb headlines for wearing the Tim Tebow Jets jersey. Why that matters, we don't know. However, the ironic humor in said gesture is quite rich.

And yes, we are officially weary of Mr. Football, but we decided to post this more because it gave us an excuse to use the Ghostbusters video and that joke.

Manziel and his teammates should be taking the field any day now and with it, we hope, comes the end of his galavanting ways, at least for a couple of months. It's time to see if he can back up the hype and live up to where the bar was set, last season.

Here's your Frat Party video (Manziel is in the pink):

When Johnny Football met Dude Perfect...

You knew it was gonna happen.

For those of you asking "What's with the headline?"

Well, remember the basketball trick shot artists known as "Dude Perfect"? They posted some crazy basketball type shots in a variety of amazing situations on YouTube.

And it just so happens they are from Texas.

That's when they met up with Heisman Trophy winner and Texas A&M Quarterback Johnny "Football" Manziel.

And the crazy hi-jinks went from there as the team competed in a "Trick Shot" olympic-style competition.

The whole thing as you can imagine...is on YouTube:

Johnny Football Courtside at Mavs game TNT guys wonder why?

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It's good to be king. Or a Heisman Trophy winner. How else can you afford to put yourself in a court side seat at an NBA Basketball game?

Yes, it may be totally innocent, but it was kind of funny to listen to TNT's NBA analyst Steve Kerr roundly call out Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel and how he could afford a high-priced seat to the Dallas Mavericks/Miami Heat game Thursday night.

For his part, after hearing of the question, Manziel tweeted the following: "Bought myself a little birthday present tonight stop hating! #HEATvsMAVS."

Read the Yahoo Sports story RIGHT HERE

All kidding aside, it does raise a bit of an eyebrow. Sure, more than likely Manziel isn't lying and he splurged on a gift for himself. And no, Kerr probably didn't need to go there with the accusation.

But it does make you wonder.

There aren't a lot of college kids who can afford the most expensive seat in the house for an NBA game. Particularly as an impulse buy. We are quite sure that there won't be anyway to prove evil-doing here, but it does make you wonder.

**--Note--** We learned after publishing this story that Manziel's parents can easily afford such an indulgence which explains quite a bit.

Heck, we make a decent living and while it wouldn't break our bank to buy a court side ticket for an NBA game, it would make a significant dent in our bank account. But then again, we didn't win the Heisman this year either.